Self-indicating target



3 Sheets-Sheet 1 A. VANGEN SELF INDICATING TARGET Filed March 26 Sept. 23, 1924.

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A. VANGEN SELF INDICATING TARGET Filed March 26. s SheetsShet 5 Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

V UNITED STATES orrice.

ANTON VANGEN, OF VESTMARKEN, NORWAY.

SELF-INDICATING TARGET.

Application filed March 26, 1924. SerialNo. 702,065.

To all whom it may concern):

Be it known that I, ANTON VANGEN, a subject of the King of Norway, residing at Vestmarken, Norway, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Self- Indicating Targets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which forms a part of this specification.

The present invention relates to selfindicating targets of the kind which comprises a number of coaxial annular target sections with different diameters, adapted to perform independent universal, movement about their centers;

More particularly the invention relates to selfindicating targets of the type specified, in which the movements of each particular target section is transferred to spiders, mounted co-axially behind the target sections and from the centers of which the indicator for. the particular target section is actuated and where the target is also provided with another set of indicators, common to all target sections, and serving to indicate the part of the target section hit by the bullet.

The object of the present invention is to provide a target of the type specified, in

which the indicators and their actuating mechanism occupy the least possible space in a transverse direction, so that they are protected as completely as possible by means of the targetsections.

Another object of the inventiom is to provide a target of the type specified, in

which a clearly visible indication is obtained with a small movement of the target sections.

On thedrawing is illustrated a form of the invention;

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatical longitudinal sectional view through a target.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the target.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line III-III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4: is a detail view of an indicator,

seen from behind, and

Fig. 5 is a detail end view of a spider. Each traget section 1 is connected by means of four sliding rods 2 with a spider 3, mounted behind and co -axially with the target section. The smallest target (the bulls eye) has no spider, but is connected withan axial push rod 2.

The spiders 8 serve to actuate the mecha nisnr for the section indicators, and this actuating mechanism according to the in vention is constructed inhe following manner:

Behind each spider 3 there is mounted a horizontal shaft 41, having a downwardly extending arm 5, the free end of which abuts against the center 6 of each spider. On one end the shaft 1 is provided with a rearwardly extending arm 7, the free end of which (see Figs. 2 and 4;) is in engagment with the free end of a pivoted lever 8, adapted to swing about trunnion 9 in a plane perpendicular on the axis of the target. Lever 8 carries near its free end the indicator disc 10, and in order to obtain parallel motion of the latter, it is also guided by means of lever 12, pivoted at 18.

When any of the target sections is hit by a bullet, the movement caused thereby is transmitted by means of the sliding rods 2 to the corresponding spider 8 and from the center 6 of the latter to the pivoted shaft 4: through arm 5. Arm 7 then moves upwards and swings arm 8 with indicator disc 10 to the position which is indicated in dotted lines on Fig. 4. Arm 8 is provided with an extension opposite to the end carrying the indicator disc 10, and at the end of said extension is provided with a weight 11, adapted to balance the target section. Owing to the swinging movement of arm 8 the weight 11, which is supported as a pendulum from the free end of arm 8, will be given a swinging motion as indicated in dotted lines, and owing to its inertia will keep disc 10 in a raised position for a space of time sufficient to afford clear reading of the indication.

The indicators 14: which serve to indicate the direction from the center of the target to the point hit by the bullet are also mounted to swing about axis 15 parallel with the axis of the target.

Each indicator 14 is provided with a short arm 16, adapted to be acted upon by an inclined surface 17 of a slide 18, which is in engagement with the sliding rods 2 for all target sections. The indicators 14 will therefore be actuated by means of slides 18 irrespective of the target section which is hit by the bullet.

Claims 1. In a selfindicating target a number of annular target sections having independent universal motion about their ,center, means for transmitting the motion of each annular target section to one of a set of spiders mounted behind the target sections, indicators for each target section, pivoted to swing in planes perpendicular 'to the target axis behind the target sections, transverse shafts pivoted behind each spider, said shaft-s having one substantially vertical arm in engagen'lent with the center of the spider and one substantially horizontal arm engaging said pivoted indicator, for transmitting motion from the center of each spider to the corresponding indicator;

2. In a seliindicating target a number of annular target sections: having independent universal motion about their center, means for transmitting the motion of each annular target section to one of set of spiders mounted behind the target sect-ions, indicators for each target sect-ion, each pivoted on two parallel levers adapted to swing in a plane perpendicular to the target axis behind the target sections, transverse shafts pivoted behind each spider, said shafts having one substantially vertical arm in engagement with the center of the spider and one substantially horizontal arm engaging one of said parallel levers for transmitting motion from the center of each spider to the corresponding indicator.

3. In a selfindicating target a number of annular target sections having independent universal motion about their center, means for transmitting the motion of each annular target section to one of a set of spiders -1nounted behind the target sections, indi- 

